Henry Creissen
1315354119
Scotland’s Rural College
Peter Wilson Building, The King's Buildings
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG
Biography
Henry has a background in ecology and evolutionary biology with application to agriculture. He is particularly interested the wide range of approaches that can be employed to protect crops against biotic stresses. His research is currently targeted towards developing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in order to reduce reliance on fungicides in arable farming systems. Henry also works with stakeholders to understand the barriers to adoption of best pest management practices and identify solutions to overcome them.
Henry's research interests include:
- Integrated Pest Management
- Applied plant pathology
- Plant ecology
- Agronomy
- Agroecology
- Organic crop production
- Diverse cropping systems
- Sustainable farming practices
- Factors influencing adoption of best practice
Leading Ideas
Sustainable Land Management
Pest Control and Management
Area of Strategic Research Programme
Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available
Theme 2: Productive and sustainable land management and Rural Economies
2.1 - Crop and Grassland Production and Disease Control
2.1.6 Integrated pest management
2.3 - Productive and Sustainable Land Management
2.3.12 Increasing uptake of best practice